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NEANDERTHALIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Neanderthalian mean?
• NEANDERTHALIAN (adjective)
The adjective NEANDERTHALIAN has 1 sense:
1. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
Familiarity information: NEANDERTHALIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Neandertal; Neanderthal; Neanderthalian
Context example:
Neanderthal skull
Pertainym:
Neanderthal man (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)
Derivation:
Neanderthal (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)
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